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sometimes it might just be president obama and john boehner. host: that's what we have now. now, bernie, a democratic caller. caller: i receive disability, social security disability. i was wondering how much of a cut would they be taking? i really depends on it. guest: i don't think it would be cut under sequestration. in the long term there is and what might come out of this budget deal is a commission to review social security. it is true that social security disability program has a backlog of reviews by an administrative judge is right now. so there's a little concerned that some undeserving people are getting the payments. so that is something that will be examined over the next couple years. i don't think your benefits will be cut next year due to sequestration. host: tomorrow we will focus on social security and some different proposals for addressing that and the overall fiscal cliff tops. another tweet -- is that possible? guest: congress always waits till the last minute and they often kick the can down the road. but for the last couple years everything was waitin
sometimes it might just be president obama and john boehner. host: that's what we have now. now, bernie, a democratic caller. caller: i receive disability, social security disability. i was wondering how much of a cut would they be taking? i really depends on it. guest: i don't think it would be cut under sequestration. in the long term there is and what might come out of this budget deal is a commission to review social security. it is true that social security disability program has a backlog...
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i give john boehner a lot of credit. he is trying so hard to make the president understand that we cannot spend what we do not have and we cannot keep borrowing. i do not know why that is so hard for anybody to understand it. you have to keep in mind since the president has been in office, we have not had a balanced budget. i think most people will agree that in every home that is run properly, you need a budget and the government needs a budget. you cannot just keep running and borrowing to do everything you want to do. the american people are sick of it. they need to get together and decide what they are going to do. they need to get a balanced budget. they need to quit spending what they do not have. and they need to get this thing done before the end of the year. host: thank you for the call. from our facebook page -- join us on our facebook page. a couple of other editorials we want to share with you. from "the new york post." on the other side from "the washington post." beverly is joining us from illinois on the d
i give john boehner a lot of credit. he is trying so hard to make the president understand that we cannot spend what we do not have and we cannot keep borrowing. i do not know why that is so hard for anybody to understand it. you have to keep in mind since the president has been in office, we have not had a balanced budget. i think most people will agree that in every home that is run properly, you need a budget and the government needs a budget. you cannot just keep running and borrowing to do...
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so let boehner be boehner. host: the tax code, changes to the overall tax code next year. how likely is that? guest: i think it's likely. it won't be immediate. you want to get it right as you possibly can but that's a leverage point for john boehner. let's not focus on the latesth rates, we know there are all these other areas where we can begin to grab revenue and pull it back into the government. and i think that's going to give him some leverage but he's going to need that leverage going into this and not be second guessed. host: our first call is from maryland but i want to put this on the table. is michael steele interested in running for governor in 2014? guest: i don't know. i love my state. it's where i was born and i'm not happy with what i see there. a lot of frustration. we've had a lot of spending in the state and a lot of tax increases and i think people are looking for something that is going to be a little different. it's a tough state and -- host: tough state for a republican? guest: tough state for a republican and it's one of those opportunities you have
so let boehner be boehner. host: the tax code, changes to the overall tax code next year. how likely is that? guest: i think it's likely. it won't be immediate. you want to get it right as you possibly can but that's a leverage point for john boehner. let's not focus on the latesth rates, we know there are all these other areas where we can begin to grab revenue and pull it back into the government. and i think that's going to give him some leverage but he's going to need that leverage going...
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will this cost john boehner his -- more than the leadership of john boehner? will this cost john brennan his speakership? guest: boehner said the members were not angry with him. they were not showing dissatisfaction with him. one of the other things about that was that standing next to him at the press conference was eric cantor. that was a clear sign that these guys are tied together and eric cantor is not ready to unseat john brennan. there was a lot of symbolism in that press conference. -- ready to unseat john boehner. if he goes back and stars to negotiate with president obama and tries to bring back the deal at this conference cannot accept again, the danger to him does arise. from what i was told thursday night, he gave a well-received speech to the conference. he said, i did not have the votes. his speech was well-received by them. he is well liked by those members. as of right now, he is not in in any immediate danger right now. depending on -- he is not in any immediate danger right now. host: will call on our line for independents. caller: i have h
will this cost john boehner his -- more than the leadership of john boehner? will this cost john brennan his speakership? guest: boehner said the members were not angry with him. they were not showing dissatisfaction with him. one of the other things about that was that standing next to him at the press conference was eric cantor. that was a clear sign that these guys are tied together and eric cantor is not ready to unseat john brennan. there was a lot of symbolism in that press conference. --...
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boehner is not. boehner took note of the tea party wave, and knew that he could be crushed by a or service. serve it, he did. but the freshmen are well aware he is not of that movement and the tension has been present throughout the legislative session. host: we will put the numbers back on the screen. we are talking to robert draper, and this is his new book "do not ask what good we do -- inside the u.s. house of representatives." what is the role that allen west plays in the freshman class? guest: equal opportunity offender, i think, more than anything. west is, without question, the most famous of the 87 freshmen. he was a tea party sensation before he was ever elected because in 2009 he gave this so- called bail net speech in which he did -- bayonet speech in which he exhorted his audience to pick up the bayonets and charge the enemy to victory but i think you opportunity offender because although qwest is a reluctant tea party freshman, i should mention he is from the fort lauderdale area of flo
boehner is not. boehner took note of the tea party wave, and knew that he could be crushed by a or service. serve it, he did. but the freshmen are well aware he is not of that movement and the tension has been present throughout the legislative session. host: we will put the numbers back on the screen. we are talking to robert draper, and this is his new book "do not ask what good we do -- inside the u.s. house of representatives." what is the role that allen west plays in the...
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for john boehner. all morning long, greta brawner spring bringing us the results. >> peter, you talked about exit polls. this is the fox news summary. this group was largely backing president obama could 71% of hispanics. it was 67% last time, and 90% of blacks, down from 95% in 2008. in addition, the share of whites was lower, 72%, then it has been going back to at least 1992. also, what made of the use of votes in 2008 -- much made of the youth vote in 2008 and people predicting they would not turn out this hybrid young voters were important at this time to obama's win. one percentage point higher than in 2008, when it was 18%. even so, they did not back him as strongly as they did last time, down six points from 2008 pit as peters said, we are following these races and giving you results on c-span, but also on c-span.org. there are house and senate races that have not been called. if you want to follow in real time, go to our ap map, associated press map, and it updates you in real time. host: greta
for john boehner. all morning long, greta brawner spring bringing us the results. >> peter, you talked about exit polls. this is the fox news summary. this group was largely backing president obama could 71% of hispanics. it was 67% last time, and 90% of blacks, down from 95% in 2008. in addition, the share of whites was lower, 72%, then it has been going back to at least 1992. also, what made of the use of votes in 2008 -- much made of the youth vote in 2008 and people predicting they...
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the president was waiting for a call from boehner. boehner would not call him back. he said he was trying to work out a deal with the leaders. the next day, the president calls the congressional leaders to the white house and saturday morning, 11:00 a.m., the congressional leaders asked him to lead the meeting -- leave the meeting. the president said he was not going to stand on protocol as they tried to work a deal at the white house. it work for a while. harry reid backed away from the congressional deal and joined forces with the president. it is in the details that the decisions and the negotiations hung. host: lydia from illinois. go ahead. lydia, are you there? go ahead. caller: good morning. it was noted that reporters -- i think that's what you're doing. it is out there. newt gingrich devised the strategy of transforming the house as a way to drive the national agenda. it was outlined in a book in 2009 when newt gingrich was part of a group that met and devise a process to obstruct. mr. boehner was one of the key lieutenants. his following the process. i'm wa
the president was waiting for a call from boehner. boehner would not call him back. he said he was trying to work out a deal with the leaders. the next day, the president calls the congressional leaders to the white house and saturday morning, 11:00 a.m., the congressional leaders asked him to lead the meeting -- leave the meeting. the president said he was not going to stand on protocol as they tried to work a deal at the white house. it work for a while. harry reid backed away from the...
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we will start with harry reid and move on to john boehner. [video clip] >> they are tired of partisan gridlock. i have one goal, to be obama. obama was reelected overwhelmingly. republicans want us to work together. democrats want us to work together. they want to reach a balanced approach to everything, but especially the situation we have with the huge deficit. taxes are a part of that. >> the american people have spoken. they have reelected president obama, and every elected a republican majority. if there was a mandate, it is a mandate for us to find a way to work together on the solutions to the challenges we all face as a nation. my message today is not one of confrontation, but one of conviction. mr. president, this is your moment. we are ready to be led. not as democrats or republicans, but as americans. we want you to lead as president of the united states of america. we want you to succeed. let's challenge ourselves to find the common ground that has eluded us. let's do the right thing together for our country. host: ron, you are up
we will start with harry reid and move on to john boehner. [video clip] >> they are tired of partisan gridlock. i have one goal, to be obama. obama was reelected overwhelmingly. republicans want us to work together. democrats want us to work together. they want to reach a balanced approach to everything, but especially the situation we have with the huge deficit. taxes are a part of that. >> the american people have spoken. they have reelected president obama, and every elected a...
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john boehner is also crazy. none of them have any inkling, let alone a loyalty or fidelity, toward what would be good toward the american people. it is all about them. obama is going to retire in four years. he is looking at making millions of dollars on a speech circuit after that. john boehner is going to become a lobbyist. none of them care. host: we are going to leave it there. we have some items from . a couple of folks up in weighing in on facebook. -- a couple of folks have been weighing in on facebook. back to the telephones. ruth on the line for democrats. caller: they talk about the fiscal clef, but they are not really interested in fiske's -- fixing the fiscal cliff. there are interested in their own party. they have been against the president from the beginning, so they are not going to change anything. they do not want to help america. what people are they for? the people have spoken, but they do not ever listen to the people. what people are the working for? host: james in new york as a deadline fo
john boehner is also crazy. none of them have any inkling, let alone a loyalty or fidelity, toward what would be good toward the american people. it is all about them. obama is going to retire in four years. he is looking at making millions of dollars on a speech circuit after that. john boehner is going to become a lobbyist. none of them care. host: we are going to leave it there. we have some items from . a couple of folks up in weighing in on facebook. -- a couple of folks have been weighing...
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john boehner was coming in as speaker. the bank terminus announces in the -- advances in the senate. people were starting to write off the obama president the bush presidency after what seemed to be a promising start. i was lucky enough to talk to people in the white house, obama's inner circle, and sort of chronicle what came after that. in the lame-duck session, then the very up and down year we had in 2011 with the budget fight and the debt ceiling fights, but of course things like egypt, libya, bin laden raid, which i think set up the campaign. this is sort of a pre-campaign book in ways that examines the with the president was thinking and how he was seeing his own presidency and how he was seeing things as he was trying to tee up is very decisive 2012 election. host: the book "showdown." you brought that bill clinton. this morning, the was a biography back in the 1990's, has the roots of two presidents, born on august 15 years apart at opposite ends of the baby boom generation. bill clinton in 1946. barack obama, 196
john boehner was coming in as speaker. the bank terminus announces in the -- advances in the senate. people were starting to write off the obama president the bush presidency after what seemed to be a promising start. i was lucky enough to talk to people in the white house, obama's inner circle, and sort of chronicle what came after that. in the lame-duck session, then the very up and down year we had in 2011 with the budget fight and the debt ceiling fights, but of course things like egypt,...
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speaker boehner has said, we just need to get over this cliff. many republicans have said, let's deal with the bush tax rates, let's deal with these spending cuts that are also moving -- automatic under law, and not under favor of a grand bargain. there is a bipartisan group that want a grand bargain, some kind of down payment and mechanism to force changes to medicare and social security and force lawmakers to revamp the tax code. obama has said that he would like a bigger deal. it is not clear at this point. it is too early to tell. host: the "washington post" front page this morning says that the mortgage deduction is under scrutiny and may go away. how serious is that? guest: i think that is a little bit getting ahead of things. there are certainly ideas out there to curb deductions. that is one of the republican ideas. this idea became popular when mitt romney was running for president. he said cap deductions. do not distinguish as to which deductions you cap. pick on mortgage deductions, chap -- cap on charity. just happened at a certain le
speaker boehner has said, we just need to get over this cliff. many republicans have said, let's deal with the bush tax rates, let's deal with these spending cuts that are also moving -- automatic under law, and not under favor of a grand bargain. there is a bipartisan group that want a grand bargain, some kind of down payment and mechanism to force changes to medicare and social security and force lawmakers to revamp the tax code. obama has said that he would like a bigger deal. it is not...
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they do not need somebody to beat boehner. all the have to do is withhold 18 republican votes in the house. he would get an absolute majority in would not be elected speaker in the first round. >> robert williams says that we need to cut spending. sequestration was a democratic deal. deal with it. guest: i would call that a deal between the republican congress and president. the whole point of sequestration, if we remember, was not to have to take effect. the point was to have such a bad outcome that the super committee that was created in the august 2011 debt ceiling deal be so afraid of the sequestration that they would reach a bipartisan compromise that would reduce deficits by the same amount that sequestration was expected to, but in a much more balanced and sensible way. democrats and republicans were unable to reach an agreement and that is why you have this sequestration. sequestration was never intended to be policy. it was intended to be so bad and foolish than democrats and republicans would be forced to agree to so
they do not need somebody to beat boehner. all the have to do is withhold 18 republican votes in the house. he would get an absolute majority in would not be elected speaker in the first round. >> robert williams says that we need to cut spending. sequestration was a democratic deal. deal with it. guest: i would call that a deal between the republican congress and president. the whole point of sequestration, if we remember, was not to have to take effect. the point was to have such a bad...
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guest: well, speaker boehner is completely off base here basically. it's been proven time and time again that it's supported by numerous economists, people that are won noble prizes that are respected in their field that tax cuts do not create jobs. what creates jobs is in a time of a recession is spending. and that's infrastructure spending you can create jobs by putting people to work building this country's infrastructure. you can create jobs by ensuring that state governments don't go under therefore laying people off. it's spending is what does it. and -- tax cuts have never created jobs. they don't create jobs for the wealthy. there was even a very interesting talk that was controversial on the subject that was from someone who has surveyed quite a few businesses, and he basically said the big secret is, you know, those of us like myself that are wealthy, tax cuts don't create jobs. we don't buy 400,000 win thes whenever, you know, we have money. we're buying the same thing that someone making minimum wage is buying. >> welcome to the "washingto
guest: well, speaker boehner is completely off base here basically. it's been proven time and time again that it's supported by numerous economists, people that are won noble prizes that are respected in their field that tax cuts do not create jobs. what creates jobs is in a time of a recession is spending. and that's infrastructure spending you can create jobs by putting people to work building this country's infrastructure. you can create jobs by ensuring that state governments don't go under...
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instead of john boehner, his name is b-o-e-h-n-e-r-- pronounced it right. >> his name is john boehner. it is how we pronounced it. some news from overseas, this is from the bbc. hugo chavez and need of cancer surgery. he only returned to cuba on friday. tests had detected more cancerous cells. there is this from the associated press. the south african president visited nelson mandela who is a in the president. -- who is a dental the hospital. he was admitted to a military hospital. he found the frail 94-year-old to be comfortable and in good care. we will turn our attention to the issue that has dominated our discussion since the election. we will continue to do so over the next few weeks. the president reject talks continue on the phone on the fiscal cliffs. what is happening behind the scenes? as next. we will have our sunday round table. all weekend long on but tv and american history to be, we are featuring the literary life of albany, new york, the capital of the new york state. we will feature all of the history programming our producers gathered there. here is a portion on sept
instead of john boehner, his name is b-o-e-h-n-e-r-- pronounced it right. >> his name is john boehner. it is how we pronounced it. some news from overseas, this is from the bbc. hugo chavez and need of cancer surgery. he only returned to cuba on friday. tests had detected more cancerous cells. there is this from the associated press. the south african president visited nelson mandela who is a in the president. -- who is a dental the hospital. he was admitted to a military hospital. he...
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caller: because john boehner has been boxed in. everything he does when he goes back, he tells barack obama one thing, but when he goes back to his caucus and comes back, he has something different. eric cantor is wanting to be speaker of the house. everybody knows that. john boehner has no power, he is a middle man. from let's move onto dean the line for republicans. caller: base spend around all day trying to name a post office after somebody rather than the real issues of the day. i suggest we mail all of these people a rope, not so they can safely rappel off of the fiscal cliff so they can hang themselves during the next election. that is what will probably happen to a lot of them. let's get this problem solved it for christmas. host: do you think that will happen before christmas? let's move on to tally on the line for independence. caller: i have been watching the coverage of this thing. i wish the media would turn these guys off until they have something to report that they did rather than reporting what they cannot do. the
caller: because john boehner has been boxed in. everything he does when he goes back, he tells barack obama one thing, but when he goes back to his caucus and comes back, he has something different. eric cantor is wanting to be speaker of the house. everybody knows that. john boehner has no power, he is a middle man. from let's move onto dean the line for republicans. caller: base spend around all day trying to name a post office after somebody rather than the real issues of the day. i suggest...
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last summer the president lost his courage, according to john boehner. his campaign will start running its first spanish-language television ads in colorado, nevada, and florida, states with a growing hispanic populations. they are to be the first in a series of ads of this nature. united states and its allies are looking to pull away from the front lines in afghanistan next year. officials are working on finalizing the handover program and looking at world support. at the same time, a senior u.s. defense official is insisting that australia remain a solid combat partner and not allow early. yesterday the prime minister announced that the country expected to pull most of their troops out of afghanistan, and it was interpreted as an outline for combat withdrawal next year. officials say that the plans have not changed. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> jury selection began this week in the retrial of roger clemens. charged with knowingly lying to congress in february of 2008 on performance enhancing drug use in baseball. >> let me
last summer the president lost his courage, according to john boehner. his campaign will start running its first spanish-language television ads in colorado, nevada, and florida, states with a growing hispanic populations. they are to be the first in a series of ads of this nature. united states and its allies are looking to pull away from the front lines in afghanistan next year. officials are working on finalizing the handover program and looking at world support. at the same time, a senior...
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john boehner is back in his ohio congressional district. they did meet last night for about 50 minutes. it is friday, december 14. we are going to begin with your calls and our focus on ambassador susan rice. her decision to take her name out of consideration. what does this tell you about washington politics? take a look at some of the headlines this friday morning beginning with "the l.a. times." from "the chicago tribune." let's dig into the details of what is behind the decision in an editorial this morning in the "the washington post." here is more from the interview that aired last night. [video clip] >> there was one piece of what i said that turned out to be wrong. there was not a demonstration. what i said was, there were extremists who came to our facility with heavy weapons. i indicated when asked if they could be al qaeda or allocated affiliates or libyan affiliates. and then they attacked and a violent fashion. host: on the front page this morning. let's get to your phone calls and your reaction and what this means for the pres
john boehner is back in his ohio congressional district. they did meet last night for about 50 minutes. it is friday, december 14. we are going to begin with your calls and our focus on ambassador susan rice. her decision to take her name out of consideration. what does this tell you about washington politics? take a look at some of the headlines this friday morning beginning with "the l.a. times." from "the chicago tribune." let's dig into the details of what is behind the...
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guest: house speaker john boehner and senate leader harry reid decided to do a short-term spending bill that keeps the government funded through march. that does not set up house spending policy will go for the country long term. the top democrat and the top republican on the senate planning committee agreed on an extension to halt temporary tax breaks. [fuzzy audio line to guest] the senate voted last week to extend tax cuts for people making less than $200,000 or married couples making $250,000, through 2013. temporary measures. measures. host-- temporary measures all floating around. they cannot come together on what the long-term solution is and how to pay for it or whether to pay for it. the idea especially among house republicans is we cannot continue what we have, so let's continue the current rates for the bush tax cuts through 2013, give us your breathing room, then we will come together and do a tax reform package and then we will not have to deal with this at the end of every year. host: is there a concern among some people about putting major pieces of legislation before lam
guest: house speaker john boehner and senate leader harry reid decided to do a short-term spending bill that keeps the government funded through march. that does not set up house spending policy will go for the country long term. the top democrat and the top republican on the senate planning committee agreed on an extension to halt temporary tax breaks. [fuzzy audio line to guest] the senate voted last week to extend tax cuts for people making less than $200,000 or married couples making...
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host: must be something about you a john boehner ticket to the curve. -- if john boehner kicked you to the curb. caller: i do run a small business. it seems to me we would even have to consider borrowing money from china or anywhere else, why we should even have that as an option. we're the richest country in the world. and also won three note on the gun laws issue. i do not see how they can target any particular weapon. it is worse than any combat- loading weapon. you can almost do that as fast as you can pull the trigger also. not a matter how many rounds you can shoot, but any sane person -- insane person getting hold of anything. guest: the reality of using guns or whatever illegal purpose of its lost in washington and the politics. we will have to do something, a press release and a press conference. there is a second amendment. they believe the supreme court has recognized the individual rights in a narrow decision. one thing i want to go back to, and what i hear from folks like yourself and others is the mass of new regulations coming out. instead of helping, we are hindering fo
host: must be something about you a john boehner ticket to the curve. -- if john boehner kicked you to the curb. caller: i do run a small business. it seems to me we would even have to consider borrowing money from china or anywhere else, why we should even have that as an option. we're the richest country in the world. and also won three note on the gun laws issue. i do not see how they can target any particular weapon. it is worse than any combat- loading weapon. you can almost do that as...
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you name it -- john boehner, john mccain, i am on good terms with all of them. and they know i disagree with their policies, but i treat them with respect and they treat me with respect, and that is the way it ought to be. if there are so many people in this political system that the ink dot anything -- there are so many people in this political system that think anything goes. i do not think it to be that way. host: here is the next caller. caller: i think this guy is this delusional and he loves to sell these books to liberals. how can you say that rush limbaugh and others hate president obama because they vehemently disagree with them? you say that i was march of fox news, so i disagree with the left media. then you get the media and everybody wise and cries about fox all of the time. -- wines and cries about fox of the time. they give obama a pass on everything. you tell me where this tape machine is. i do not see it. -- hate machine is. i do not see it. guest: if you are watching fox, you are watching the tape machine, a good part of it. you ought to take y
you name it -- john boehner, john mccain, i am on good terms with all of them. and they know i disagree with their policies, but i treat them with respect and they treat me with respect, and that is the way it ought to be. if there are so many people in this political system that the ink dot anything -- there are so many people in this political system that think anything goes. i do not think it to be that way. host: here is the next caller. caller: i think this guy is this delusional and he...
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john boehner is demanding spending cuts in exchange for raising the debt ceiling. democrats say that could hurt the nation's credit and economy. congressional leaders would meet with president obama at the white house today. and if republican voters in nebraska had decided ben fischer will face democrat john kerry in the fall. states makes decisions about their budget and some are facing shortfalls, prompting questions of where the money should come from to plug the hole. if yesterday's two congressional republicans say not from the federal government. what do you think? call to weigh in on whether or not states should receive bailout money. you can also find us online. our question for you this morning is whether or not states should receive bailout money. california has been wrestling with its budget. we will speak with a reporter from the l.a. times about that in a moment. first, let's look at this piece in the wall street journal yesterday by representative kevin brady and senator jim demint, both republicans. what do you think about this story? there's another
john boehner is demanding spending cuts in exchange for raising the debt ceiling. democrats say that could hurt the nation's credit and economy. congressional leaders would meet with president obama at the white house today. and if republican voters in nebraska had decided ben fischer will face democrat john kerry in the fall. states makes decisions about their budget and some are facing shortfalls, prompting questions of where the money should come from to plug the hole. if yesterday's two...
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john boehner. it may be much easier for him to have a debate on taxes in january than the republicans to vote on lowering taxes. it's not the way we should do it, but it's the way it may get done. host: the front page of the new york times -- there would possibly look at extending the tax cuts for middle-class americans if the studio sides cannot come to agreement. then later when there's another deadline, go back and fight for more spending cuts and tax cuts for the wealthy americans. the house leader nancy pelosi asked to get them to put extending tax cuts for the middle class on the floor. do you have enough votes? guest: we don't have enough votes to get the discharge petition. discharge petitions often are not successful. the republicans are in a box. now they appear to be defending tax cuts for the rich even at the expense of tax cuts for 98% of americans. it's not a good place to be. but the backup position as a lot of danger in it. if we go back to the debt ceiling fight where we are willin
john boehner. it may be much easier for him to have a debate on taxes in january than the republicans to vote on lowering taxes. it's not the way we should do it, but it's the way it may get done. host: the front page of the new york times -- there would possibly look at extending the tax cuts for middle-class americans if the studio sides cannot come to agreement. then later when there's another deadline, go back and fight for more spending cuts and tax cuts for the wealthy americans. the...
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here's "the washington times" -- -- here is speaker boehner. [video clip] >> the jobs report last week was bad news for the american people. once again, it shows the president's economic policies have failed. as a result, it is really important we provide certainty to job creators in our country and extend all of the current tax rates and for a least one year. that is important if we are going to help job creators gain confidence and put americans back to work. even bill clinton cannot afford it. -- came out for it. even larry summers, the president's former economic adviser. we believe it is time to extend the tax rate because it will provide certainty for american job creators. host: here is baltimore, maryland. independent line. hello. caller: i would like to comment on several things. when you look at the small businesses in the urban neighborhoods, they do not create jobs for the local people. many of the small gas stations are owned by people from different countries. i understand the need to make money and they need to live like everyone
here's "the washington times" -- -- here is speaker boehner. [video clip] >> the jobs report last week was bad news for the american people. once again, it shows the president's economic policies have failed. as a result, it is really important we provide certainty to job creators in our country and extend all of the current tax rates and for a least one year. that is important if we are going to help job creators gain confidence and put americans back to work. even bill clinton...
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how does john boehner come out looking after what happened over the past four weeks? guest: it is hard to see anything positive. he took on the negotiants for the republicans. he failed to get his own house to come along. plan b, clancy, -- plan c, and now he is seated negotiants to harry reid. -- negotiations to harry reid. it is certainly possible that he may have trouble getting reelected as speaker. he may get 20 or so to party boats to vote against them or not vote at all. i could stop him from being reelected. host: what are the pitfalls for harry reid and mitch mcconnell? guest: mcconnell is up for reelection in 2014. if he agrees with the white house on something, particularly tax increases, it will hurt him in his election. remember rand paul -- mcconnell has less room to maneuver. for harry reid, a lot of his reputation is on the line. can he put something on the floor of the senate that some democrats will support? guest: the biggest loser is the unemployed and those trying to get jobs. that is what this is about. really, people need to step back and realiz
how does john boehner come out looking after what happened over the past four weeks? guest: it is hard to see anything positive. he took on the negotiants for the republicans. he failed to get his own house to come along. plan b, clancy, -- plan c, and now he is seated negotiants to harry reid. -- negotiations to harry reid. it is certainly possible that he may have trouble getting reelected as speaker. he may get 20 or so to party boats to vote against them or not vote at all. i could stop him...
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and john boehner clearly said there would be no spiking of the ball after the decision comes down. host: you don't think he was just trying to prepare his members to lay low and sort of keep focus on this? caller: you spike the ball if you win, not if you lose. they should have had the decency to wait until next week after the decision comes down. that means to me they've gotten some kind of advance notice. host: you know, virginia, everybody in this issue wants to win regardless of what side you're on. caller: except you don't spike the ball till after you won. i don't see any reason why they should tell them not to spike the ball. i think that's some kind of advance notice. host: we've got an email from d.w. in seattle, washington, who writes the impact of the high court ruling in relation to the healthcare law will not affect me. i maintain health insurance only so that i will be able to get access to treatment in the case of intense physical trauma, in the case of normal healthcare. i use acupuncture, herbs, and qigong, none of which are affected by this bill. i don't really tr
and john boehner clearly said there would be no spiking of the ball after the decision comes down. host: you don't think he was just trying to prepare his members to lay low and sort of keep focus on this? caller: you spike the ball if you win, not if you lose. they should have had the decency to wait until next week after the decision comes down. that means to me they've gotten some kind of advance notice. host: you know, virginia, everybody in this issue wants to win regardless of what side...
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sides of this argument -- speaker boehner said it multiple times. just like this is not the time we should be raising taxes. and transportation, really if you are going to do transportation planning and execution, you need a eight-year type of bill to get out there. there have been no one's is back and forth. i know the senate is trying to do some things and we are trying to do some things in the house, but they need a long-term bill. host: you will support it? guest: depends on what is in it. that is the problem. i disagree with spending more money. i also happen to believe the gas tax is something states should be able to of so they can tax and take care of the transportation needs in their states. again, i am very much a states' rights kind of person. the state of union -- state of utah, we would like to take care of our own taxes and roads without the bureaucracy of washington, d.c. host: are you faced with some of the flyers? guest: i spent two full days out there. we lost some 25 or 30 homes, and of the my own use of county there was a raging
sides of this argument -- speaker boehner said it multiple times. just like this is not the time we should be raising taxes. and transportation, really if you are going to do transportation planning and execution, you need a eight-year type of bill to get out there. there have been no one's is back and forth. i know the senate is trying to do some things and we are trying to do some things in the house, but they need a long-term bill. host: you will support it? guest: depends on what is in it....
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speed your boehner recognizes that having members run into the house and gloating -- speaker boehner recognizes that having members gloating will look bad and will appear insensitive. to prevent this, speaker boehner has control over his caucus, issued a public memo which o gloat to the cameras." that is what he is worried about. host: kevin is from maryland. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. my comment is based on obamacare. hello? host: we are listening, kevin. caller: ye yes. believe that obamacare is a good thing -- i believe that obamacare is a good thing. if it is struck down, it is nap because it is a bad law -- it is not because it is a bad law. i'm not on my own parents insurance. if i will be one time on -- i will stay on my parents' insurance. i'm in college. host: ok. guest: there is a provision in the law that guarantees children can remain on their heparents' health care benefits. instead of angering consumers, they will maintain that as in- house policy. people between 18 and 26, many of them will find themselves without insurance and nowhere to turn.
speed your boehner recognizes that having members run into the house and gloating -- speaker boehner recognizes that having members gloating will look bad and will appear insensitive. to prevent this, speaker boehner has control over his caucus, issued a public memo which o gloat to the cameras." that is what he is worried about. host: kevin is from maryland. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. my comment is based on obamacare. hello? host: we are listening, kevin. caller:...
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. >> so what does that mean to speaker boehner? >> it depends on the composition of the house. i think john boehner would be well-served to lose, actually he would be well-served to lose and to get rid of some of the people that have been problem children for him. they're not going to happen, because they're in rock red republican seats, very strong conservative deep red seats. people who could afford to buck their leadership time and time again. the next year in the house in congress is going to be one of the more consequencal year. whatever the outcome is, if obama wins, if romney wins, it's going to make 2013 will be one of the more important years in modern washington. >> so if you cover congress this is a great time. >> great, great time. >> we know about the fiscal club, but what else in 2013 will be making news. what will be the tough choices that are going to confront a freshman like a senator cruz? >> i think chief among the things is defense spending, the sequester, a series of automatic cuts that were built into the debt ceiling deal, if the supercommittee failed, th
. >> so what does that mean to speaker boehner? >> it depends on the composition of the house. i think john boehner would be well-served to lose, actually he would be well-served to lose and to get rid of some of the people that have been problem children for him. they're not going to happen, because they're in rock red republican seats, very strong conservative deep red seats. people who could afford to buck their leadership time and time again. the next year in the house in...
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speaker boehner apparently thought he had a deal. he went back to the white house. the deal was pulled out from under him. he did not even have a chance to go back to his congress and describe what the deal was before the obama administration changed the terms. i do not have inside information. no matter who you ask, you get an opinion. a lot of those opinions will be wrong. line.on the democrats' caller: the reason it is this honorable to play with the debt ceiling is because that is money we have -- it is this honorable -- dishonorable to play with the debt ceiling is because that is money we have already spent. then you have to decide whether to pay it back. the 14th amendment, article 4, you are making political. 70 years, we have passed this debt ceiling with all of this -- without all of this drama. it makes us look ridiculous. i was happy to hear you say that facts matter. i hope you look at this chart. it is the marketwatch.com. it shows president obama has spent less money than the last five presidents. president obama has spent $1.40 trillion. bush ii -- $
speaker boehner apparently thought he had a deal. he went back to the white house. the deal was pulled out from under him. he did not even have a chance to go back to his congress and describe what the deal was before the obama administration changed the terms. i do not have inside information. no matter who you ask, you get an opinion. a lot of those opinions will be wrong. line.on the democrats' caller: the reason it is this honorable to play with the debt ceiling is because that is money we...
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he hasn't met with mitch mcconnell and speaker boehner to talk about this issue. even with the dream act, for example, knowing that marko rubio was flo tating the dream out there of the alternative dream act before taking this, wouldn't he have picked up the phone saying how can we work together to get a permanent solution? he could have but he didn't. he's unwilling and incable of engaging republicans in a conversation. i really believe if the president had reached out to republicans we could have gotten something done. look, another speech was great was marko rubio's speech saying this issue has been used politically by both parties. i'm sure there are democratic strategists tells obama use this issue exclusively for politics. guest: no, no. guest: i think we need to find permanent solutions that can really solve this problem. guest: alfonso you know better than a lot of people when you have mitch mcconll, the leader of the senate basically saying that the republicans number one priority is not to solve the nation's biggest problems facing us, but it is to make
he hasn't met with mitch mcconnell and speaker boehner to talk about this issue. even with the dream act, for example, knowing that marko rubio was flo tating the dream out there of the alternative dream act before taking this, wouldn't he have picked up the phone saying how can we work together to get a permanent solution? he could have but he didn't. he's unwilling and incable of engaging republicans in a conversation. i really believe if the president had reached out to republicans we could...
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last year, obama in john boehner had a deal to cut the debt but tea party republicans did not go along with it because they did not want to raise taxes when penney on people earning $1 million a year. they are not representing the average person. they want to privatize social security and medicare. secondly, in 2006, george bush and republican congress passed the free trade deal for china, which not only sent millions of american jobs there, but millions in lost tax revenue. .ost: let's get a response guest: the effect of the matter is the obama administration and the john boehner deal broke down because you head tea party members say you do not of corresponding cuts him spending. all we seek is revenue deals and a tax increase. republicans have been down this road before. ronald reagan and even george bush got into these deals where we will cut spending, as long as you do a tax increase. we saw the tax increase, but we did not see the cut in spending. leaders say we want to see the spending cut first. once we see that revenue stabilized they will decide what additional revenue to brin
last year, obama in john boehner had a deal to cut the debt but tea party republicans did not go along with it because they did not want to raise taxes when penney on people earning $1 million a year. they are not representing the average person. they want to privatize social security and medicare. secondly, in 2006, george bush and republican congress passed the free trade deal for china, which not only sent millions of american jobs there, but millions in lost tax revenue. .ost: let's get a...
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i have been watching the news and everything like that, and i do not see the republican -- john boehner is working with the president to do anything. they do not do anything. they have -- they do not work with the president. i am wondering, why does he not work for the american people that they elected to do the american people business, not their business. host: thank you for calling. a live picture of the u.s. capitol. 7:23 in washington. some heavy rain and perhaps some snow. a. when terry mix are expecting in town. we mention that because the president is heading back into town. the senate and white house -- the senate and house are due back tomorrow. this is an politico. there is another piece of this morning that says the house member elect is also interested in the peak in the seat -- adapter the seat. springfield, va., lewis, an independent. caller: good morning. you could consider me a little bit pessimistic. i am actually looking at it as realistically as possible. i have a degree in macroeconomics. i believe that they all should be -- we should institute term limits on all of
i have been watching the news and everything like that, and i do not see the republican -- john boehner is working with the president to do anything. they do not do anything. they have -- they do not work with the president. i am wondering, why does he not work for the american people that they elected to do the american people business, not their business. host: thank you for calling. a live picture of the u.s. capitol. 7:23 in washington. some heavy rain and perhaps some snow. a. when terry...
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boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. almighty god of the universe, we give you thanks for giving us another day. we pray for the gift of wisdom to all with great responsibility in this house, for the leadership of our nation. may all the members have the vision of our nation where respect and understanding are the marks of civility and honor and integrity are the marks of one's character. give them the grace to see the best in those with whom they find disagreement and the courage to move together with them towards solutions that best serve our great nation. raise up, o god, women and men from every nation who will lead toward the paths of peace and whose good judgment will heal the hurt between all peoples. bless us this day and every day and may all that is done within these hallowed halls be for your greater honor and glory. amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day'
boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. almighty god of the universe, we give you thanks for giving us another day. we pray for the gift of wisdom to all with great responsibility in this house, for the leadership of our nation. may all the members have the vision of our nation where respect and understanding are the marks of civility and honor and integrity are the marks...
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boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. loving and gracious god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. we asked today that you bless the members of the people's house, to be the faithful servants. may they be filled with gratitude with the opportunity to be able to serve in this place. we thank you for the abilities they have been given to do their work and to contribute to the common good. may they use their talents as good stewards of your many gifts and thereby be true servants of justice and partners in peace. give each member clarity of thought, impurity of motive so they may render their service as their bestselves. may all that is done this day in the people's house be for your greater honor and glory. amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands app
boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by the chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. loving and gracious god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. we asked today that you bless the members of the people's house, to be the faithful servants. may they be filled with gratitude with the opportunity to be able to serve in this place. we thank you for the abilities they have been given to do their work and to...
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guest: it is an awkward position for speaker boehner. potentially, gingrich could be the nominee and he would be the top republican in the house. that would be a bit awkward. he is trying to distance himself from that event, saying it was a rumor and just speculation that he was involved. he was well aware of it. he was in these leadership meetings plotting it. once again, he was not leading the charge. however, he was in the meetings discussing how to get rid of newt gingrich. host: bob cusack, managing editor of "the hill," thank you so much. you can find this story online or in the paper today. our question for you this morning is what you are making of the republican primary in florida. news reports show that a lot of people in florida have voted absentee or early. let's hear from on the line for independents. -- from bill on the line for independents. bill, have you voted today? caller: i did absentee voting. host: did you vote as a republican? caller: yes, that is who you vote for now. host: you called in on our independent line. w
guest: it is an awkward position for speaker boehner. potentially, gingrich could be the nominee and he would be the top republican in the house. that would be a bit awkward. he is trying to distance himself from that event, saying it was a rumor and just speculation that he was involved. he was well aware of it. he was in these leadership meetings plotting it. once again, he was not leading the charge. however, he was in the meetings discussing how to get rid of newt gingrich. host: bob...
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also, speaker boehner is correct that the market does need to settle, but how you phrase it. this has come time and time again, if true. however, he needs to look at these proposals before the refuses them. don't refuse them until you see one that works. how do you know the difference? host: columbus, ohio, john is an independent. caller: i think it is a good thing. i am an average, hard-working americans. i make 38,000 a year. i have been a my house almost 11 years. i pay 8%. yes, it would help me out tremendously. it would put more money into the economy for you guys. thank you. host: maryland. angela, a democrat. you are on "washington journal." caller: i am going to the process through my mortgage servicer. i bought my house in 2006 with 6.75% interest and now it is going to be 4.75% and i will save about $325 a month, and it is a huge help. up until now i have not been able to refinance because even though i have perfect credit, never missed a payment on my mortgage, when the mortgage collapsed -- mortgage collapse and housing values went under water, i did not have equi
also, speaker boehner is correct that the market does need to settle, but how you phrase it. this has come time and time again, if true. however, he needs to look at these proposals before the refuses them. don't refuse them until you see one that works. how do you know the difference? host: columbus, ohio, john is an independent. caller: i think it is a good thing. i am an average, hard-working americans. i make 38,000 a year. i have been a my house almost 11 years. i pay 8%. yes, it would...
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they need to look at the insider trading of nancy pelosi and john boehner. there are so corrupted by the laws that- - by the thteey create. as far as taxes are concerned, i think you're wrong. the normal person sees spending millions of dollars to research the derriere of a firefly -- the with that of walked off some much money that the normal person cannot even fathom it in one year. then they say that seniors are greedy and the middle class needs to pay. we have paid. my retirement plan has been completely changed by what the big boys did when they knew what was happening in places like the real estate market, when the put nafta in. host: how was is affecting how you are going to vote? caller: i have to make some horrible choices. if mitt romney is what they are giving me -- the big boys, karl rove, bush, i do not know what i'm going to do. if mitt romney is it, he is a multimillionaire. "i will bet you $10,000." i don't think either party is given ust too much. mr. obama is putting things in place that has almost destroyed certain industries in this count
they need to look at the insider trading of nancy pelosi and john boehner. there are so corrupted by the laws that- - by the thteey create. as far as taxes are concerned, i think you're wrong. the normal person sees spending millions of dollars to research the derriere of a firefly -- the with that of walked off some much money that the normal person cannot even fathom it in one year. then they say that seniors are greedy and the middle class needs to pay. we have paid. my retirement plan has...
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john boehner said it will vote again. it will be the 30th related a vote since the health care bill was passed in the previous congress. the issue of 2012, keep your politics out of my health care. a look inside the court ruling which reaffirms that policy judgments are entrusted through our nation's elected leaders and to be thrown out of office of the people disagree with them. it also declares that the wisdom of obamacare is reserved for the people. the people have their chance to render that judgment on november 6. another related story on the health care bill, the chief justice of the united states ruling surprised a liberals and conservatives alike. from a management decision, it makes perfect sense. this thought about hillary clinton. obama in 12, hillary in at 16. the performance of the secretary state in u.s. foreign policy. what are your thoughts? caller: i wish she would be clever and not to preserve the sovereignty of this country and be more focused on protecting israel. also, the person who works so hard, pl
john boehner said it will vote again. it will be the 30th related a vote since the health care bill was passed in the previous congress. the issue of 2012, keep your politics out of my health care. a look inside the court ruling which reaffirms that policy judgments are entrusted through our nation's elected leaders and to be thrown out of office of the people disagree with them. it also declares that the wisdom of obamacare is reserved for the people. the people have their chance to render...
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john boehner said, a couple of days after the election, that it was time to work on this reform. this got his caucus irritated. host: let's show the folks some of what he said in that statement. >> >> -- [video clip] >> i am not talking about a seven page bill. i am talking about a comprehensive approach to fixing the borders and a broken immigration system. again, on an issue this big, the president has to leave. i think members on both sides of the aisle want to resolve this issue. host: you said that his caucus was surprised by this statement? guest: from louisiana they put out a statement saying that he was upset about many of the things that boehner said, not just immigration, but conversations on the debt in the next couple of weeks. this problem has been in the house since long before the tea party showed up. the rank-and-file get a little bit nervous, understandably. i think that some of them could possibly lose elections, if they are forced to vote on something as controversial as a path to citizenship. i thought it was interesting, there have been some conservative pund
john boehner said, a couple of days after the election, that it was time to work on this reform. this got his caucus irritated. host: let's show the folks some of what he said in that statement. >> >> -- [video clip] >> i am not talking about a seven page bill. i am talking about a comprehensive approach to fixing the borders and a broken immigration system. again, on an issue this big, the president has to leave. i think members on both sides of the aisle want to resolve this...
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yelling at boehner for not getting the bill put through the other night. you have to remember nancy pelosi and the democrats that voted no voted to go over the fiscal cliff. they have been trying to kill all the bush tax cuts. even mr. obama since 2005 when he was running as a senator. i don't know what your thoughts are about that. i would like to hear about the democrats voted to push us off the fiscal cliff. host: how you pick political heroes? caller: this is a republic and want to see going back to what it was. people are getting knocked off of unemployment in states because their rates went down. we go off this cliff, anybody on extended unemployment will not get a check in january. host: this is gary who chooses ben bernanke. beverly is next from vermont. caller: hello/ ? my choice is the teachers of america. i cannot believe that people did not speak up more for the teachers. they do they hurled job practically every day. host: why are they political heroes? caller: who do you think is going to run the country in the future? this is something that
yelling at boehner for not getting the bill put through the other night. you have to remember nancy pelosi and the democrats that voted no voted to go over the fiscal cliff. they have been trying to kill all the bush tax cuts. even mr. obama since 2005 when he was running as a senator. i don't know what your thoughts are about that. i would like to hear about the democrats voted to push us off the fiscal cliff. host: how you pick political heroes? caller: this is a republic and want to see...
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that is the response from speaker of the house john boehner. kissimmee, fla., you are on "washington journal." turn your television set down? caller: good morning. how were you? host: what are your thoughts on romney's picked up paul ryan? caller: i'm over the moon. i love both of those guys, but ryan has the skills the country needs as far as putting a budget together which obama has not done in four years. i think his confidence in himself and his abilities match from a. -- romney. people are calling in saying he is going to steal welfare and medicare, i'm 62 and day disabled veteran on medicare. they said yesterday that they will not touch anybody's medicare or welfare 65 or over. they need to listen to what they're saying. host: let me get your response to this tweet. what are our thoughts on that? crock. i think it's a i do not think he is going to finance medicare and social security through wall street. try and installing a voucher system, but what he's trying to do, and what you will do with romney, is instill in our youngsters to stay
that is the response from speaker of the house john boehner. kissimmee, fla., you are on "washington journal." turn your television set down? caller: good morning. how were you? host: what are your thoughts on romney's picked up paul ryan? caller: i'm over the moon. i love both of those guys, but ryan has the skills the country needs as far as putting a budget together which obama has not done in four years. i think his confidence in himself and his abilities match from a. -- romney....
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boehner is hardly alone in washington and new york. senate republican mcdonalds connell regularly speaks with the 71-year-old roger ailes, of course who worked in the first bush campaign back in 1988. this story this morning front page. guest: yes, i think this is exactly the kind of things that could in fact embarrass the public officials should this scandal become like the scandal in great britain where it has been revealed the close relationship between british officials and news corps executives, the british public is outraged by the close relationship. it has definitely influenced british politics at this time. certainly i could see how such a situation could again happen in america. if it turns out that there was phone hacking of american citizens, and there has been bribery by newscorps officials, i think those kind of actions would be very embarrassing to john boehner and other high level officials who have been courting fox executives. host: let me put another issue on the table from "new york times." british's biggest satelli
boehner is hardly alone in washington and new york. senate republican mcdonalds connell regularly speaks with the 71-year-old roger ailes, of course who worked in the first bush campaign back in 1988. this story this morning front page. guest: yes, i think this is exactly the kind of things that could in fact embarrass the public officials should this scandal become like the scandal in great britain where it has been revealed the close relationship between british officials and news corps...
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boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. we give you thanks, o god, for giving us another day. as you make available to your people the grace and knowledge to meet the needs of the day, we pray that your spirit will be upon the members of this people's house, giving them the richness of your wisdom. bless the members of the minority party as they gather these days. may they, with those who accompany them, travel safely and meet in peace. bless, also, the majority party as they return to their constituencies. give them hearts and ears to listen well to all those whom they represent. may the power of your truth and our faith in your providence give them all the confidence they must have to do the good work required for service to our nation. may all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory. amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces
boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: let us pray. we give you thanks, o god, for giving us another day. as you make available to your people the grace and knowledge to meet the needs of the day, we pray that your spirit will be upon the members of this people's house, giving them the richness of your wisdom. bless the members of the minority party as they gather these days. may...
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host: speaker john boehner makes the list, but he is number 12. why? guest: when you look around, there are a lot of different power centers. certainly, the house is one of them. something tells me i do not think speaker john boehner is not that upset that he is number 12 and not number one. we see these key moments in the house. day today, you might see a lot of -- day to day, you might see a lot of eric cantor coming out of the white house. he is certainly very powerful. what we've tried to do with the top-10 is provide a much more representative list of what house, military, etc. host: number2 on the list, the minority leader in the senate. guest: pretty much the same reason eric cantor is number one. mitch mcconnell is regarded as an extremely smart guy and people really like him. people know that he is extremely tough and not shy about saying no when he wants to. when you are in the minority legislature, your ability to say no and to stand up in front of the cameras and announce your intrench in this is a powerful trade and not everyone wants to d
host: speaker john boehner makes the list, but he is number 12. why? guest: when you look around, there are a lot of different power centers. certainly, the house is one of them. something tells me i do not think speaker john boehner is not that upset that he is number 12 and not number one. we see these key moments in the house. day today, you might see a lot of -- day to day, you might see a lot of eric cantor coming out of the white house. he is certainly very powerful. what we've tried to...
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what i have noticed is john boehner in the beginning, we wanted to make him a one-term president. the republican party has been nothing but obstructionist. he is not the man to put anything into oblivion. they brag about having more democrats than republicans in new jersey. but the democrats could not get themselves together. they have issues. this has been a ploy from day one. this convention cannot be won with money. that is what i would like to say. thank you very much. host: good morning. caller: good morning. i am from scotland, where fred is blew and blew is read. this is all rather strange. i was very impressed with romney last night. she spoke of something that is strange in the modern world. the man has never cheated, never strayed. he has raised young boys and done his best to make sure that his family will help to form companies. they have worked together and brought prosperity to a huge number of individuals. romney did a fantastic job. of chris christie, it was commented that he was preparing himself for 2016. he suddenly stood and said -- this can be done. this canno
what i have noticed is john boehner in the beginning, we wanted to make him a one-term president. the republican party has been nothing but obstructionist. he is not the man to put anything into oblivion. they brag about having more democrats than republicans in new jersey. but the democrats could not get themselves together. they have issues. this has been a ploy from day one. this convention cannot be won with money. that is what i would like to say. thank you very much. host: good morning....
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when you contrast it with what john boehner says, it is okay to cut pell grants for students but no sacrifice has to be made by the wealthiest. since september 11, we have not prevailed upon the american people, except for the men and women who are fighting our wars overseas, we have not prevailed upon the american people to make any sacrifice other than those who have been imposed by a difficult economy. the question is one of shared sacrifice and everybody stepping up to the plate. minimally, we should take all look at this time when several people have done extraordinarily well but perhaps they can signal that they can do a little bit more for the country. that is probably good segue for me to talk about an idea -- the president mentioned this in his speech in the state of the union. the men and women who serve our military and they have been the people we have called upon to sacrifice and they do so. it is an all-a volunteer military. it was not always that way in the country. we have never been at a point in our history were both our wars were not paid for and have accumulated this natio
when you contrast it with what john boehner says, it is okay to cut pell grants for students but no sacrifice has to be made by the wealthiest. since september 11, we have not prevailed upon the american people, except for the men and women who are fighting our wars overseas, we have not prevailed upon the american people to make any sacrifice other than those who have been imposed by a difficult economy. the question is one of shared sacrifice and everybody stepping up to the plate. minimally,...
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a middle-class tax passing once again, speaker boehner will not work with us. those are two examples of senate-passed bills that the house will not put on the floor. reality is, for as divided as the senate is, we passed a large number of bipartisan bills this year. very important bills. but it takes two chambers to pass a law. on the other side, too many congress members, particularly the tea party folks, i think compromise is a dirty word. host: new york senator chuck schumer, democrat, joined by democratic leader harry reid. the national journal posted this piece this morning on taxes -- enthusiasm for the payroll tax cut has waned on capitol hill, it says, as lawmakers start to meet privately to overtax extenders and the fiscal cliff and no one has taken up the cause of extending the payroll tax-cut. concern over diverting revenue from social security to help pay for the cuts has only grown in the last two years since it was passed. the piece has a photograph of congressman standing ordehoyer. he says it's temporary. no call from georgia, curtis. caller: th
a middle-class tax passing once again, speaker boehner will not work with us. those are two examples of senate-passed bills that the house will not put on the floor. reality is, for as divided as the senate is, we passed a large number of bipartisan bills this year. very important bills. but it takes two chambers to pass a law. on the other side, too many congress members, particularly the tea party folks, i think compromise is a dirty word. host: new york senator chuck schumer, democrat,...
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in this piece, john boehner writes -- on that note, just some inside baseball on how congress works. the rules committee put out notice they will hold an emergency meeting on monday, an expedited meeting to consider repealing president obama's cigna corp. -- signature health care reform law, according to a statement from the panel spokesperson. it is considered an emergency meeting because a copy of that introduced the measure must be available for members of the panel at least 24 hours before the meeting. while the text is on line, the bill is not expected to be reintroduced until monday. we are asking whether or not in the flood of coverage after the supreme court decision, has your view of the health-care law changed, has your view of political leaders changed as a result of what you learned about it? tell us what you think after you had time to discuss -- digest the discussions. evan, republican. good morning. are you there? let's move on. the next telephone call is from carol from georgia. caller: i just want to know, when people call in and say untruths, are you responsible to
in this piece, john boehner writes -- on that note, just some inside baseball on how congress works. the rules committee put out notice they will hold an emergency meeting on monday, an expedited meeting to consider repealing president obama's cigna corp. -- signature health care reform law, according to a statement from the panel spokesperson. it is considered an emergency meeting because a copy of that introduced the measure must be available for members of the panel at least 24 hours before...
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at the end of the day, it was john boehner who walked away. i do not cover the legislative side of things, but that is my read -- i am not sure about the health care. host: this from twitter -- guest: can the u.s. and europe compete? i think that overstates it. the u.s. is still the biggest economy. here, collectively, is the second-biggest. -- europe, collectively, is the second-biggest. that could change. china has a large population. for high-grade services, high- rate manufacturing, the stuff that is really hard to make, it is still the case that the u.s. and europe is better than most developing nations, and you see that in our wage structure. whether tariffs are a good idea or not, i think it is connected. i think that will impede the ability to read -- ability to impede. host: eric. in georgia. go ahead. caller: thank you for taking my call. i have a comment and question. it seems like 99% of your questions on c-span are about what will happen in the future. i would encourage suspense to analyze what has happened in the test, give -- en
at the end of the day, it was john boehner who walked away. i do not cover the legislative side of things, but that is my read -- i am not sure about the health care. host: this from twitter -- guest: can the u.s. and europe compete? i think that overstates it. the u.s. is still the biggest economy. here, collectively, is the second-biggest. -- europe, collectively, is the second-biggest. that could change. china has a large population. for high-grade services, high- rate manufacturing, the...
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here is the "hill" newspaper, boehner, the speaker of the house says the house is in play. here's the story. he said monday his party faces a real challenge in holding on to its majority in the house. in an interview on fox news scheduled to air today, he predicted the g.o.p. will keep control of the house but he is less certain than many of his republican colleagues and a number of non-partisans prognosticators. i believe we will but we've got a real challenge. ohio lawmaker put the odds at 2-1 that the g.o.p. will be running the house in 2013. and then on the senate side, here is the "new york times" this morning with this story. conservative groups spending heavily in bid to win senate majority in states in some of the most competitive races, republican allies are spending more money on advertisements than their democratic counterpart than the candidates themselves combined. there's not only the race for the white house but there is the race for the house and the senate. grace is a democrat in ohio. grace, what do you think? how important is the v.p. pick to you? caller:
here is the "hill" newspaper, boehner, the speaker of the house says the house is in play. here's the story. he said monday his party faces a real challenge in holding on to its majority in the house. in an interview on fox news scheduled to air today, he predicted the g.o.p. will keep control of the house but he is less certain than many of his republican colleagues and a number of non-partisans prognosticators. i believe we will but we've got a real challenge. ohio lawmaker put the...